Railway vehicle rerailer



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RAILWAY VEHICLE RERAILER 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 26, 1949 lEO/VHQO C. ERIN IQTTORNEYS Patented Aug. 14, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,564,557 RAILWAY VEHICLE RERAILER Leonard C. Bain, Alexandria, Ala. Application May 26, 1949, Serial No. 95,461

4 Claims.

- capacities heretofore known t me, and which shall include improved means for guidin the wheel flanges up onto the rail.

As is well known in the art to which my invention relates, various forms of railway vehiclererailers have heretofor been proposed and employed. One form which has gone into relatively wide use has comprised a body having a somewhat turtle-back shape and of a length sufficient to span at least two cross ties upon which it is mounted. The-upper surfaceof the body slopes upwardly from its ends toward the middle and inwardly toward the rail. Such rerailers are secured to the cross ties on which they are mounted by spikes, or by cleats formed on the bottom of the rerailer and which are forced into the wooden cross ties by the weight of the vehicle being rerailed. These rerailers being relatively long, are very heavy and difficult to handle. I

In accordance with my invention I provide a rerailer which includes a body having grooves along its underside which fit snugly over the flange of the railroad rail and which also includes a body having a projection thereon which fits snugly in the recess between the ball and the flange of the rail. Th rerailer is secured to a single cross tie by means of a projection which extends outwardly from the body portion and which is provided with openings for the receipt of spikes, or other suitable fastening means, to secure it to the cross tie.

In addition, my improved rerailer is provided with an improved upper surface sloping transversely inwardly from its sides to form grooves which serve to guide the flanges of the wheels toward the upper middle portion of the rerailer where they are merged into the transverse ridge at the top which serves to cause the flanges of the wheel to move over onto the rail.

An article embodying features of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved rerailer;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the rerailer employed between the rails of the railroad tracks;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the rerailer employed outside the rails of the railroad track;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of Fig. 1;

Fig. .5 is a sectional view taken along the line V--V of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic end elevation showing the wheels of a vehicle mountin a pair of the rerailers;

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of the rerailer;

Fig. 8 is a side view of the rerailer facing the side which fits against the rail; and

Fig. 9 is a side view facing the side remote from the rail.

Referring now to the drawings for a better understanding of my invention, I show a railroad track comprising rails l0 and II each having a ball portion 12 and a flange portion l3, the latter resting upon a cross tie [4. See Figs. 1 and 6. Usually tie plates I6 are interposed between the rails and the cross ties for a purpose well understood.

My improved rerailer consists of a body having end portions I! and I 8 which slope upwardly from the outer ends toward the middle where they terminate and merge in a transverse ridge [9. As shown in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive, the ridge l9, adjacent the rail, is of a height substantially equal to that of the rail and-slopes upwardly, transversely away from the rail. The body portions I1 and [8 also slope transversely inwardly from the sides to form grooves, or furrows, 2i and 22 which serve to engage and guide the flanges of the wheels of a vehicle being rerailed upwardly and inwardly toward the rail. As shown in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings, the ridge [9 of the rerailer employed to rerail the wheel between the rails l0 and II is notched out, or cut away, as shown at 23 to allow the flange 24 of the wheel 26 to drop into it when that wheel is being rerailed.

Intermediate the ends of the rerailer, on the side adjacent the rail, I provide a projection 21 which extends into and fits snugly in the recess 28 formed between the ball l2 and flange I 3 of the rail. Laterally of the projection 21, I provide recesses 30 and 29 along the bottom of the rerailer which fit snugly over the flange l 3 and thus support the ends of the rerailer. My improved rerailer thus is supported principally from the rail with which it is associated and not from the cross ties.

In order to hold the rerailer against displacement away from the rail with which it is employed, I provide a projection 3|, on the side opposite the projection 21, which extends outwardly over the cross tie I4 and which is provided with openings 32 and 33 for receiving railroad spikes,

sary to clear the tie plate and spike the weight of;

the rerailer is reduced considerably.

In use, my improved rerailer is mounted alongside a railroad rail, as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, and is secured against displacement by means of the fastening means 34. In this position, as already explained, th rerailer is supported principally from the flange l3 of the rail. The rerailer, as is well understood, is placed in front of the Wheels of a derailed vehicle and as the wheels are pulled in a direction to mount the rerailer, they are guided in their movements up the rerailer by means of the grooves 2| and 22 to the transverse rib, or ridge l9 and slip downwardly over the ridge onto the rails.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have devised an improved rerailer which is simple of design and construction, which may be readily mounted adjacent a railroad track rail and held securely in place against displacement when being used.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to thos skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A railway vehicle rerailer adapted for mounting on a cross tie and to be secured alongside a railroad track rail held in place by tie plates and spikes, comprising a body with an upper surface sloping upwardly from its ends toward the middle where it is substantially level with the top of the rail adjacent the rail, and which slopes upwardly at the middle transversely away from the rail, a projection on the body portion fitting snugly within the recess between the ball and the flange of the rail and extending substantially from end to end of the rerailer, said projecting portion having a recess in the bottom thereof intermediate its ends to clear the tie plate and spike 4 and a projection on the body on the side thereof remote from the rail having openings therein for the receipt of securing means to secure the body to the cross tie.

2. A railway vehicle rerailer as defined in claim 1 in which the body portion is provided with a transverse ridge on the top at the middle which slopes upwardly away from the rail and which is cut away adjacent the rail to allow for the flange of a vehicle wheel mounting a rail from between the rails.

3. A railway vehicle rerailer as defined in claim 1 in which the upper surface which slopes upwardly from the ends to the middle also slopes transversely from both sides to form grooves for guiding the flanges of the vehicle wheels.

4. A railway vehicle rerailer adapted for mounting on a cross tie and to be secured alongside a railroad track rail, comprising a body with an upper surface sloping upwardly from its ends toward the middle where it is substantially level with the top of the rail adjacent the rail and which slopes upwardly at the middle transversely away from the rail, a projection on the body portion fitting snugly within the recess between the ball and the flange of the rail and extending substantially from end to end of the rerailer, said body having recesses along its side at the bottom extending substantially from end to end of the rerailer and fitting over the flange of the rail, and a projection at the bottom of the body intermediate the ends thereof extending outwardly away from the rail over the cross tie and having openings therein for the receipt of securing means to secure the body to the cross tie.

LEONARD C. BAIN.

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